Florida Senate - 2018                                    SB 1540
       
       
        
       By Senator Braynon
       
       
       
       
       
       35-01564-18                                           20181540__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to powers and duties of a district
    3         school board; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; deleting a
    4         provision prohibiting a district school board from
    5         awarding an annual contract on the basis of certain
    6         circumstances; providing an effective date.
    7          
    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   10         Section 1. Subsection (24) of section 1001.42, Florida
   11  Statutes, is amended to read:
   12         1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.—The
   13  district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all
   14  powers and perform all duties listed below:
   15         (24) EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS.—
   16         (a) If a school district enters into a contract or
   17  employment agreement, or renewal or renegotiation of an existing
   18  contract or employment agreement, with an officer, agent,
   19  employee, or contractor which contains a provision for severance
   20  pay, the contract or employment agreement must include the
   21  provisions of s. 215.425.
   22         (b) A district school board may not award an annual
   23  contract on the basis of any contingency or condition not
   24  expressly authorized in law by the Legislature or alter or limit
   25  its authority to award or not award an annual contract as
   26  provided in s. 1012.335. This paragraph applies only to a
   27  collective bargaining agreement entered into or renewed by a
   28  district school board on or after June 15, 2017.
   29         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.